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broody
adj 1: physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"
2: deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in
his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' -
the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"; [synonym:
{brooding}, {broody}, {contemplative}, {meditative},
{musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective}, {ruminative}]
n 1: a domestic hen ready to brood [synonym: {brood hen}, {broody},
{broody hen}, {setting hen}, {sitter}]